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Table 2 Factors associated with total testing rate and monthly testing rate

From: Factors associated with the utilization of diagnostic tools among countries with different income levels during the COVID-19 pandemic

Factors

Total testing rate

Monthly testing rate

Standard dominance statistic

IRR

95% CI

Standard dominance statistic

Coefficients

95% CI

Severity of COVID-19

 Total/monthly incident rate

7.31

1.34

(1.29 to 1.40)

21.09

32.87

(26.55 to 39.20)

 Total/monthly mortality rate

1.07

(1.03 to 1.11)

7.58

(1.05 to 14.10)

Socioeconomic status

 GDP per capita

37.84

1.88

(1.78 to 1.98)

34.72

24.99

(4.19 to 45.80)

 Proportion of age ≥ 70

1.31

(1.22 to 1.40)

10.22

(4.41 to 16.03)

Health status

 Cardiovascular diseases

20.84

1.21

(1.13 to 1.30)

16.44

−8.09

(−41.99 to 25.81)

 Diabetes diseases

0.85

(0.83 to 0.88)

−2.80

(−16.22 to 10.62)

 Chronic respiratory diseases

1.10

(1.07 to 1.13)

10.98

(−2.36 to 24.33)

 Neoplasms

1.13

(1.10 to 1.16)

7.37

(−5.62 to 20.36)

Medical service capacity

 Health workforce density

33.66

1.38

(1.30 to 1.47)

28.67

24.29

(−3.23 to 51.81)

Rigidity of response

 Stringency index

0.35

1.25

(1.21 to 1.28)

−0.92

10.22

(4.41 to 16.03)